The Haigs
Biography
The Haigs (1963-1968) was a garage beat group from The Hague, The Netherlands. The band name was printed on some of their single sleeves as Haigs, but The Haigs is the preferred spelling, the band name phonetically referring to their home town.
The Haigs were founded in 1963 by Frank van Leijen (vocals/harmonica) and Jaap Rog (guitar/vocals) and were soon known as a notoriously dysfunctional bunch in the blossoming The Hague scene. This was mainly due to Van Leijen's excessive alcohol consumption, which would eventually cost him his life, aged only 39.
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The Haigs released five singles (no albums) and are primarily remembered for the fact that a teenage Barry Hay was briefly in the band in 1966-1967, co-writing one of the group's best known songs, From Now On, before being asked to join the ambitious Golden Earrings (soon to be renamed Golden Earring) in 1967.
The next year the remaining Haigs decided to call it a day.
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